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Truth be told, “again” and “recipe” don’t really go together in my house. The title quote is actually paraphrased from Neil Gaiman‘s Coraline—I’ve always liked that line. But this week I got my first CSA box and, since the point of signing up for the CSA was to force some variety in to my kitchen,…
I needed to cook as much produce as I could for dinner. I’m picking up my first CSA box today and it’s going to fill my fridge. I had a huge bag of spring onions from my dad’s garden and a head of napa cabbage that were taking up the most space. Pasta time!! 2…
1 medium eggplant 1 c. walnuts 1/4 c toasted pecans 2 cloves garlic 2 t. minced ginger 2 t. chili oil (or 2 t. olive oil + a dash of something spicy) salt & pepper Bake the eggplant at 450° for 45 minutes. In the food processor, zap together the nuts, garlic and ginger. Once…
This is an easy, quick, yummy meal for those days that are just screaming for barbecue. This recipe is for 2 people. 2 trout fillets, each about 1/2 lb 4T Green Peppercorns Olive oil Salt Crust the peppercorns with a mortar and pestle if you have one or zap them a few times in the…
I had some cod I picked up from the Farmer’s Market. It’s not rock cod, it’s a local Monterey Bay cod that is small and thin. The name has escaped me. But it’s a light, white fillet. This recipe serves 2. 3/4 lb white fish fillet 2T butter 2 garlic cloves, finely minced, mushed with…
These are a great party snack. They’re easy to make and wonderful. They have a slight crack-like character in that you really can’t stop eating them! The good thing is they are relatively healthy! 1 c whole almonds 1 c pecans 1 c walnuts Toast on cookie sheets for 5 min. at 375. Lower oven…
You didn’t think there would be all these posts about trumpets without a recipe did you? A lot of people like black trumpets in cream sauces but I’m not a fan of cream sauce. I like to enjoy them simply. All I did was saute them up with a handful of chopped kale and one…
Update (February 2013) My dashi recipe remains the same but I’ve taken to searing salmon and having that as the protein. It’s a perfect combination. I sprinkle the salmon with salt and nanami togaroshi and sear in a hot cast iron skillet. It’s a beautiful thing. Dashi: 6 cups water 6-8 inch chunk of Kombu…
A few nights ago I made sausage and lentil soup. It was quite yummy, very simple. I had some left over but I had some for lunch the next day and the rest was just sitting in the refrigerator. So last night I dumped the soup into a colander to strain out the liquid and…
I stumbled upon a recipe on Epicurious.com for lentil raviolis. The thought never occurred to me! I didn’t follow the recipe but made up my own. In a saucepan:2 shallots, diced1 clove garlic, dicedI added a handful of diced pancetta but this could be left out and be a vegetarian dish. If you do what…
I combined a couple of dishes I’ve done in the past and the result was excellent. The first was a dish that I modeled after an Eric Ripert recipe. The second was the Prosciutto-wrapped Salmon I did a while back. This recipe serves 2. First component, the broth.In a small saucepan, drizzle some olive oil…
I always make a double batch of my waffles and freeze the leftovers for quick toaster snacks and breakfasts. Our freezer stash had run out so it was time for a waffle morning. The problem is, it’s winter and berries are my favorite waffle topping! I don’t like just maple syrup, it’s not right. So…
This was not a planned mushroom hunt. I went on a hike with my son’s kindergarten class and stumbled upon a nice little patch of chanterelles. I told the teachers I’d catch up and piled the shroomies into my sweatshirt! I made the lovely salad I’d made at Thanksgiving and the “To Die For” meal…
December is a big birthday month: my dad, my father-in-law, and my mother-in-law all have birthdays close together. Well, this year was the big 80th for my father-in-law so we wanted to have a large to-do to celebrate. I offered to cook and outdo myself in every dish I could. I think I succeeded. I…
As I pointed out in my last article, we were a bit late for porcini season this year. But not so late that we didn’t get any at all. We had a couple of beauties! On the first night we didn’t have the time or the materials for a barbecue so we just sautéed the…
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